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 In “The Story of an Hour” the narration presents a view of a young wife who, upon receiving news of her husband’s death, experiences a shifting conflict of emotions. The author interprets the suspension of the character’s passive stoicism, briefly illuminating a future without restraints. It is revealed immediately in the narrative that the young…

Despite being gods, the deities in the Odyssey do not consistently demonstrate their superiority over mortals. They exhibit anger and impulsive behavior similar to any ordinary individual. However, their abilities surpass those of mere humans, and their actions can have immense consequences on societies. Although they strive to administer just punishments to the deserving and…

An inaugural address is a speech for a very specific event—being sworn into the office of the presidency. The speeches of modern presidents share some commonalities in referencing American history, the importance of the occasion, and hope for the future. Each president, however, has faced the particular challenges of his time and put his own…

Death of a salesman was published in 1949, and in the beginning of the 1950s, a decade of consumerism and new technological advances in America. Many inventions were specifically to the home, for example the TV and the washing machine became common household objects. The main character in the play is William Loman, an American…

Dante’s The Inferno and Homer’s The Iliad are two of the most influential pieces of literature around the world. Though they originate from different countries and written by different authors, they present to the readers the personal thought of the authors’ value system: Homer glorifying war and the heroes who partook on it; Dante emphasizing…

Sandra Benitez book” A PLACE WHERE THE SEA REMEMBERS” introduces us to the struggles of the residents of a small village in Santiago, Mexico. This book is filled of love and anger, tragedy and hope. Each character faces a conflict that affects the course of his or her life. The characters in this conflict are…

‘Hard Times’ is a Charles Dickens novel set in the social backdrop of the Victorian era during the Industrial Revolution that took place during the 1850s. The ill effects of Victorian Utilitarianism are upheld in this moralistic vision of the writer. Unlike most of his novels, ‘Hard Times’ is not based in London but in…

The Odyssey is a Grecian word intending the narrative of Odysseus. Odysseus, the King of Ithaca ; hubby of Penelope ; male parent of Telemachus ; and boy of Laertes was non able to return place after the war he was one time in: the Trojan War. Stuck on an island, he is presumed dead….

In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, the people of Salem are in a crisis and sometimes people who claim to be good aren’t what they seem and may be in fact a hypocrite. Judge Danforth a senior judge during the Salem witch trials exposes his hypocrisy in his conflicts between Giles Corey, Mary Warren and the…

Cathy’s personality changes throughout her life, mainly due to social status. Her social position causes misery and conflict especially when she decides to marry Edgar. The author, Emily Bronti??, wrote the main body of the novel as: Heathcliff is bought up into the Earnshaw family, a family who are not poor but do not act…